Step into the world where art meets math and become an investigator uncovering the hidden codes behind timeless masterpieces. In the first part of this talk, you'll explore how cutting-edge technology and mathematical techniques reveal secrets beneath the canvases of ancient artworks, from hidden layers to the original materials used, as well as decoding secret messages and melodies. We will cover:

• Convolutional Filter Technology
• X-Ray and Infrared Imaging
• Spectral Analysis
• AI models for pattern recognition, and other methods used in forensic art analysis.
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Then, shift the perspective to discover how artists across history have seen and created art through a mathematical lens - from the geometric precision of Islamic patterns to the revolutionary generative art of the digital age.

We will discover very special forms of art such as:

• Fractal Art
• Algorithmic Art
• Tessellation Art
• Topological Art
• Cryptographic Art, and more

Join us as we decode art's secrets and celebrate the mathematical creativity shaping the art of today.

Tuesday 17.09.24 - 18:30 - 21:00

18:30 Doors open: welcome drinks

19:00 Talk Series with Olena Iegorova

20:00 - 21:00 Networking & complementary apéro

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VN Residents: Free spots booked out!

Tickets: CHF 25.-

Walk-ins are welcome; payment can be made on site.

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@VN Residency

Open to VN Residents and the Community

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Image credit:

Karl Gerstner (Swiss, b. 1930), Polychrome of Pure Colors, 1956-58. Printer’s ink on cubes of Plexiglas, 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (3 × 3 cm). ea., fixed in a chrome-plated metal frame, 18 7/8 × 18 7/8 in. (48 × 48 cm) ea. Courtesy of the artist.

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